dark history; dark past; something one wants to forget or pretend never happened
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
nasal breathing; breathing through one's nose; person's pleasure; excitement
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
very improbable; vanishingly unlikely; only with a miracle
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
to be indicated as the winner of a bout by the raising of the referee's fan; to be declared the winner
one's view on love; one's philosophy of love
space (room, area, outer space)
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
undesirable lover (boyfriend, girlfriend); passion; temper; irritability
proper; respectable; decent; (arch.) entirely; (arch.) completely; (arch.) wholly
comfort; consolation; diversion
physical contact (between friends, mother and child, etc.); physical intimacy
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
addition; adding; supplement
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
course correction; trajectory change; orbital adjustment
to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
counter for large animals (e.g. head of cattle); counter for insects in a collection; counter for helmets, masks, etc.
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
copulation (among animals); mating; treading; covering; serving
lovey-dovey; head-over-heels in love
mating season; estrus (oestrus); estrum; the rut
with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh; suddenly blushing; in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly
to have no way of knowing; to be completely ignorant of
empirical; from experience
about; concerning; related to; -ish
grand; luxurious; lavish; great; large; big (e.g. storm)
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
real experience; actual observations
to be grounded on; to be based on; to be due to; to originate from
gentlemen; men; the men's (sign on toilet, bathroom, etc. doors)